When 2Pac's full-length debut, 2Pacalypse Now, came out in 1991, it didn't have the same immediate impact, didn't instantly throw him into the upper echelons of rap's elite, as Nas', Jay-Z's, or even his biggest rival, Notorious B.I.G.'s did, but the album certainly set him up for his illustrious and sadly short-lived career. Part of its initial problem, what held it back from extensive radio play, is that there's not an obvious single. The closest thing to it, and what ended up being the best-known track from 2Pacalypse Now, is "Brenda's Got a Baby," which discusses teenage pregnancy in true Pac fashion, sympathetically explaining a situation without condoning it, but it doesn't even have a hook, and most of the other pieces follow suit, more poetry than song. The album is significantly more political than the rapper's subsequent releases, showing an intelligent, talented, and angry young man (he was only 20 when it came out) who wanted desperately to express and reveal the problems in the urban black community, from racism to police brutality to the seemingly near impossibility of escaping from the ghetto. He pays tribute to artists like KRS-One, N.W.A, and Public Enemy, all of whom he also considered to be provoking discussion and reaction, but he also has cleanly carved out an image for himself: articulate and smart, not overtly boastful, and concerned about societal problems, both small and large (and though he discusses these less and less as career progresses, he never leaves them behind). Yes, the edges of 2Pacalypse Now can be a bit rough, yes the beats aren't always outstanding, and yes, the MC's flow can be a little choppy, even for him, but it's still a great look at what 2Pac could offer, and a must-have for any fan of his, or hip-hop in general. ~ Marisa Brown
Recorded at Starlight Sound, Richmond, California.
Engineers: Darrin Harris, Steve Counter, Marc Senasac, Matt Kelley.
Personnel: Shock-G (vocals, background vocals); Stretch (rap vocals); The Piano-Man (keyboards); DJ Fuze, Angelique, Ydnni, Mac-Mone, Ray Love, Money-B, Ramone "Pee Wee" Gooden, Didi (background vocals).
Recording information: Starlight Sound Studio, Richmond, CA.
Photographers: David Provost; Victor Hall.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Dan K; 2Pac; The Wiz .
Personnel: Tupac Shakur, Stretch (rap vocals); Poppi, Dave, Roniece (vocals); Piano Man (keyboards); Angelique, Shock-G, Pee Wee, Playa-Playa, Dank, Wiz, Mac Mone, Mickey Cooley, Rodney Cooley, Pogo, Money B, DJ Fuze, Mac Mone, Ray Love, Yonni, Di Di (background vocals).
Producers: Shock-G, The Underground Railroad, Big D The Impossible, Pee Wee, Jeremy, Raw Fusion, Live Squad.
2pacalypse Now Music Review
Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)    List All 17 Reviews vivid street stories
incredable stories of 2pacs early life as a thug. Amazin adventures of 2pac when he arrive 2 tha west coast. this cd is a manual of survivin in tha hardest streets where coppers give u no chance and dont care the least about ur life. violent,soldia story,crook a....,dont give a f....,when my homies call are one of tha best songs which reflects the gangster life on the early 90s,eternal leader of tha underground railroad!
Submitted by slopeangle (west coast,south america) 
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2pac iz respectful legend in our hood. Zeebanga
2pac was and still the greatest and immensely respected rapper of all time. Thug life nigga R I P.
Submitted by Zeebanga (Borno, nigeria)
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2pacalypse NOW THIS TRULY WAS HE TIME TO SHINE AND BECOME THE GREATEST 2PAC IS A LEGEND GREAT SONGS LIKE BRENDA'S GOT A BABY
Submitted by itorres_123 (Reedley,California)
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yes this Cd is tight,i love it,2pac is my best #1 fovorite rapper (RIP)he is the greatest 4 life we miss
Submitted by blackpacfatalkurupt (Columbus,OH)
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Like the title, It basically speaks for it self...tupac is the greatest rapper of all tyme, and with that said, yes, ofcourse this is a GREAT ALBUM@!!@
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